Clothes-support for ironing-boards.



1m). WOLF."

GLOTHESVSUPIORT FOR IRONING BOARDS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17,1908.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

w J M Witnesses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSE D. WOLF, OF PERU, INDIANA.

CLOTHES-SUPPORT FOR IRONING-BOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed August 17, 1908. Serial No. 448,913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Ross. D. WOLF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peru, in

the county of Miami and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Imventing them f-rom dropping to the floor and v becoming soiled.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical'clothes supporting device of this character which may be readily applied to, adjusted upon and removed from an ironing board.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of arts hereinafter fully described and clalmed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of an ironing board having the improved clothessupport applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a detail vertical transverse section taken on the plane indicated by the line 22 .in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the improved clothes su port or basket.

In the rawing 1 denotes an ironing board of'any suitable form and construction but which, as illustrated, is of the folding type; and 2 denotes the improved clothes support or basket. The latter is adapted to be adjustably suspended beneath the outer portion of the board and while it may be made of any suitable material, it is preferably constructed of woven willow or splints. It is of suitable size and shape to fit the ironing board upon which it is to be used and as illustrated it is of rectangular shape and curved transversely. At its inner end is formed an opening 3 which is for the reception of the supporting frame of the board 1 and which provides two spaced arms 4 to lie beneath the opposite sides of the central or inner portion of the board 1. Rising from the arms or extensions 4 are supporting rods 5 also preferably constructed of willow. Each of theserods is provided at its upper end with an attaching hook 6 adapted to be readily engaged with and disengaged from one ofa p urality of screw eyes 7 arranged in longitudinal rows upon the bottom of the board 1 adjacent to its side edges. A plurality of the eyes 7 is provided so that the support or basket may be adjusted longitudinally with respect to the ironing board.

From theforegoing it will be seen that the invention provides an exceedingly simple and effective support to catch the clothes that hang from the ironing board while being ironed and prevent them from contacting with the floor or any nearby object which might soil .them.

The peculiar construction of the device renders it light in weight and inexpensive and its pecu iar manner of attachment permits it to be quickly and easily applied, adjusted and remove Having thus described the invention what is claimed is: I

The combination with an ironing-board and a supporting structure for the same, of a clothes basket of U-shape in cross section arranged beneath one end of the ironingboard and having its outer end extending beyond said end af the ironing-board, the other end of the basket being formed with longitudinally extending arms to receive the ironing-board supporting structure between them, a air of'suspending rods extending upwardly from the bottom edge of each of said arms of the basket and coacting detachable fastenings on the upper ends of said rods and the ironingboard, whereby the basket is detachably and adjustably suspended from the ironing-board.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROSE D. WOLF.

Witnesses ALBERT WARD, WILLIAM WOLF. 

